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consider that her arrival justified
in relaxing
Lucy
efforts
to set on
foot
be
such measures of defence as might practicable; her stay was uncertain; and her armament totally inadequate to meet the Force that current rumour
has at its disinal.
informs
10.
us
the enemy
In Bibinance for leoying a latt ofor the payment of the Auxiliary Friec
pased the Legislative Council with
onl
Mic
dissentient voice.
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publishesh in the Gazette of the following Saturday. A printed copy is cnclorid 1 in this despatch.
11. At the inne time a Circular
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(cnelozure _110) was sent round to the community inviting them to from themselves into a Volunteer Emps for the defence of themselves and their property, and after this had been signed by such a number of the dihabitants as assured
that the principle of the
Luc
the measure
approved and its necessity
acknowledged, a public meeting was
called by the Sheriff that an
opportunity
might be afforded of having the matter
discussed and the opinions of the recidents unreservedly expened. I
fully
purposely abstained from
from accrediting my person to represent the Government it this meeting being unwilling to exhibite the scrublance of a wish to obetwet